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McDavid held in check
McDavid, who had three goals and an assist in the Oilers’ 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks Thursday night, was limited to one assist against the Canadiens.
Leon Draisaitl, the other half of the Oilers’ two-headed monster who had four assists against the Canucks, was held pointless.
McDavid had only two shots on goal in 19:13 of ice time, while Draisaitl had 6 shots in 19:38 of ice time.
This was the first of nine games this season between Montreal and Edmonton in the new all-Canadian North Division and on Friday Canadiens centre Phillip Danault was asked about the challenge of trying to shut down McDavid.
“It’s definitely a big challenge and I’ll embrace that challenge,” Danault said. “It’s obviously a different schedule, but it will create some rivalries as well. It’s interesting and it’s going to be exciting and I can’t wait for the challenge.”
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